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Felipe B.

Felipe B.

Joined on 08/21/08

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Most Favorable Review

Good value power cord

BYTECC Model POWERCORD-6K 6 ft. 18AWG Power Cord w/ 3 Conductor PC Power Connector - Black
BYTECC Model POWERCORD-6K 6 ft. 18AWG Power Cord w/ 3 Conductor PC Power Connector - Black

Pros: Cheap. Hasn't caught on fire yet.

Cons: None so far.

Most Critical Review

Works OK, but is too loud

SAMSUNG 22X Half-Height DVD Writer 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black IDE Model SH-S222A
SAMSUNG 22X Half-Height DVD Writer 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black IDE Model SH-S222A

Pros: Works. Minimalist faceplate with nice, large eject button.

Cons: Very loud, and the drive tray is a but flimsy. There are other comparably-priced drives available on Newegg, such as the Sony Optiarc, that are quieter and offer same-or-better performance.

Overall Review: IDE performance seems noticeably worse than SATA.... I'll spend the extra two dollars next time....

Good for budget system or HTPC

EVGA GeForce 210 512MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card 512-P3-1213-LR
EVGA GeForce 210 512MB DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Graphics Card 512-P3-1213-LR

Pros: Quiet, fanless design (also a con... see below). Lots of video output options on this card (HDMI, DVI, VGA). Great value after discount and rebate.

Cons: The card's heatsink was MUCH bigger than expected, and takes up two slots worth of space on my system (I also place part of the blame for this on the motherboard layout). Also, EVGA should really just include a low profile bracket with this card. I ended up having to pay half as much for the bracket as I did for the entire card!

Overall Review: Runs pretty warm without a fan, so overclocking this card is not really an option.

Decent choice for storage

Western Digital WD Green WD7500AARS 750GB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Western Digital WD Green WD7500AARS 750GB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

Pros: Low price-per-gigabyte. Makes a good storage drive.

Cons: Drive performance was not quite as good as I expected.

Best keyboard value I've seen

LITE-ON SK-1688U/B Black 104 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Keyboard
LITE-ON SK-1688U/B Black 104 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Keyboard

Pros: CHEAP, usb, good feel when typing. The keys give a moderate amount of feedback and are relatively quiet--no clicking noises here. Also doesn't have any annoying/ugly logo printed on it. Build quality is surprisingly good; you could mistake it for a keyboard that costs two or three times as much.

Cons: Cord could be just a bit longer.

An excellent choice for optical drive

Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B
Sony Optiarc CD/DVD Burner 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model AD-7260S-0B

Pros: This drive is a great value, has Sony brand/reliability, works as expected. Some reviewers have complained about the noise of the drive and/or drive tray, but I find it surprisingly quiet actually. Yeah, it makes noise when you're burning a disc at max speed, but what do you expect?

Cons: None yet. Was hoping I'd at least get some drive screws taped to the side of the thing, but no big deal.

Overall Review: Yeah,